Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Matt* Lucas	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Matt* Lucas	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Matt* Lucas	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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